Chapter 2: Free to Create
In This Chapter
Taking advantage of layers in Fireworks
Understanding the difference between vector and bitmap images
Using the bitmap and vector drawing tools
Discovering masking
You can easily import graphics into Fireworks from the other Creative Suite 6 applications or create your own graphics. Fireworks comes with a full set of tools for creating both bitmap and vector images. This chapter briefly discusses bitmap and vector graphics; you can find out more by reading Book I, Chapter 6.
Understanding What Happens in Layers
Create a new document by choosing File⇒New. If the Layers panel isn’t visible, choose Window⇒Layers. By default, the Layers panel contains two layers: Web Layer and Layer 1.
Web Layer is reserved for web objects, such as hotspots, slices, and other interactive objects. You can’t delete, duplicate, or rename objects in this layer. You find out more about the Web Layer in Chapter 6 of this minibook.
Layer 1 is also a default layer. Everything that you create or import, whether it’s a bitmap or a vector graphic, lands here, essentially ...
